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A very fair point. Oh well, at least you can enjoy local multiplayer as well as online. Sometimes games like Bomberman are at their very best when you get a few people together, especially as all the action is on one playing field. Often my brothers and I have just played with two of us plus bots which is still fun but I think the game will shine even more as the extra dlc gets released.

I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying it and that you finally bought a Switch! Suddenly there's now Bomberman, Puyo Puyo Tetris and Mario Kart to play as multiplayer options all because of one epic weekend of releases! : peace: (well two games, but still) If you want to play multiplayer later or if anyone else would like to as well then please let me know, I was only able to play slightly laggy multiplayer last weekend - and that's WITH the good connection only setting - yet I still won a few matches but it would be nice to play with the N-E community and hopefully some more stable connections. Let me know either way as I'm sure that it would be... (•_•) / ( •_•)>⌐■-■ / (⌐■_■) ...a blast! YYEEAAHH!

Aw man, I'm gutted for you. What exactly was wrong with your Switch that you had to send it in? I'm thinking that if anything went really wrong with mine - so far just negative colours briefly after playing Mario Kart - it would have to be unplayable for me to consider sending it in knowing that they would delete everything. System transfers and cloud saves really need to be sorted out asap or even just a way to backup data locally.

So I had my first weird anomaly with the Switch last night, I left it on the title screen of Mario Kart 8 and I got the inverted colours issue, this extended to the UI as well but I think after quitting the game and just taking the console out of the dock it was fine, as in this only happened on the TV screen to my knowledge so I'm not too concerned but just thought it was worth mentioning at this point seeing as my Switch has been fine apart from this.

Well I just got my copy this morning and ended up playing it for a good hour and a half before having to head out to work, I started playing on the big screen then went undocked and back to the big screen again... aside from changing controllers easily in the home menu which is fine, absolutely seamless. I've been noticing plenty of little details which either weren't there before or I just didn't notice, it really makes this feel like the definitive version that it is being marketed as. Though I did notice when I took my game card out of the box, each one of the contacts was already scratched in a straight line - possibly due to testing, no idea - but it works fine so all is well and best of all from it now being on a cartridge based format, the load times feel like they've been more than halved, so that's three seconds to load the title screen plus about ten seconds or less to load each GP which I tested up to the Special Cup... these are all most welcome improvements.

Thanks for the games. Or should that be... thanks for DESTROYING me @Glen\-i it seemed that we were both doing pretty well at certain points in the matches but alas... to no avail, Dean still reigns supreme at Puyo Puyo Tetris it seems. I clearly need to, git gud and fast! :p

10:30 ish? But that's the time now... that's ludicrous! There's only one way to settle this, and that's to BATTLE!

Ready whenever you are, I'll be playing Single Player until then.

Yes, I can play anytime from whenever until... 11:30PM or so? I've just got to unseal my Switch copy of the game... ...the PS4 copy will probably stay sealed in the PS4 Tower until someone challenges me to multiplayer on that platform.

n-europe Review ACA NeoGeo Neo Turf Masters : peace:

Your concern for him especially at this point seems perfectly normal to me, that amount of jealousy seems completely uncalled for. Looking back, I was once in a relationship like this a few years back but I couldn't completely see it then and even now I don't entirely blame the other person even if the situations did reach ridiculous levels to the point where it had an effect on my quality of life as well as theirs. So I can see it from both sides but I'd tend to sympathise with your friend, possibly because I'm partially biased from my own experiences. I understand relationships can be difficult, I hope things work out for your friend and his GF but I'm not hopeful from what you've told us, from his perspective though even though I'm sure he can see that you're trying to help him, there's a chance he might feel either trapped or blinded by the whole situation. Again this might not be the case, there could be more to the story which we don't know but I just thought I'd try and add some perspective, though I'm unsure if it's of any use but I'm glad if it does help at all.

Is it not very highly regarded? Or is it more the case that it's good but not as good as some of the other entries? I'm genuinely a bit clueless when it comes to the Playstation era Final Fantasy games... (basically most of them) But I have respect for the series as a whole and I do hope to play more of them over time.

So... I'm thinking that I might make this first on my list of Final Fantasy games to play. Then work backwards, not counting the online games, play through X/X2, IX, VIII and VII, fitting in XIII trilogy - by that time will probably have a remaster - plus XV when it's fully 100% patched with all changes and dlc complete. After that I might play the original NES/SNES era titles again should the chance arise. : peace: Thoughts? :wink:

Night Trap! Of all the games absolutely no one asked for to be re-released, I'm genuinely amazed this is getting a 25th anniversary version. :p I own the original game as well... For what it's worth, that HD video makes it worth while, at least you can see what's going on now. I'm... considering getting the physical limited edition release of this now...

Ever since obtaining the Hylian Shield it has made me want to do that huge sidequest so that I can repurchase stuff like that when it inevitably breaks, I haven't even done the first part yet though as I keep getting distracted by other stuff in the vast overworld.

Oh it's the same for me, I tend to only watch programmes which are on in the living room when I get home from work in the evening and there just happens to be something on I want to watch, aside from that it's just the odd thing on iPlayer and that's it. As for the adverts though, they were fantastic, giving you just the right amount of information, concept and game footage, I usually hate all adverts, these ones were tolerable; even my Mum's response to Arms was "Oh you can throw punches with the controllers like on the boxing mini-game on Wii Fit?" and I just replied with "Yeah, it's like that in a way, but more accurate, in-depth and a lot of fun probably." so even the rest of the family are starting to take notice so I have a feeling I'm going to be bringing the console downstairs to play on the TV in the living room at some point soon. :p Yes, I have as I'm straight on those EZA podcasts the moment they are available, often on Wednesday night from around 11PM thanks to being a Patreon which is ideal for me. Regarding the stock issues discussed, I completely agree, if only Nintendo are able to meet the stock demand in general then that will really help them and should be their primary focus alonside getting the games out; otherwise it's just wasted potential. This, so much, one thousand times yes! Make it a brand new, built from the ground-up, exclusive title made to last for the duration of the life of the console, just refine the formula a little bit more, then shake things up but don't break what makes MH special. Also, if Nintendo don't do anything solidly locked to the console for voice chat then, I fully expect Capcom to do what they did for the Wii U version and just have their own dedicated chat channel when you're in a party in-game, this really should be included... otherwise it's back to communicating with gestures and shortcuts which is OK but less than ideal. It could still be the case though and when it is, the only logicial response will be... "Well that happened!" :p But we can still dream.

Definitely in the 5+ TV's category in this house, though that still doesn't mean that I don't use the Switch in hand-held mode... ...if anything I use it more, when I'm watching TV. Speaking of which, during the advert breaks of an hour long programme - well... 38 mins programme, 22 mins adverts - I saw no less than three Nintendo Switch adverts, one was for 1-2 Switch, then Arms and Splatoon 2 and soon after stating "but why aren't they advertising Mario Kart 8 DX when it's out this week?" bam! there it was in the very next advert break. It feels like a new era for Nintendo so let's hope that they manage to keep the momentum going by giving their fans what they want over time. : peace: There's so much potential with this machine that it's unreal, though I get the feeling that it won't be until next year that it's fully realised, at least it will hopefully have a really solid library of titles by then.

Woah! That's a really nice review there @Grazza, nicely done indeed. I've been meaning to play this glorious new take on an old classic but I just haven't got around to it yet. Reading all the above makes me want to dive right into it though, sooner rather than later.

I don't know... EA have done some pretty shady things to date. :p But I do understand the point you're trying to make, Nintendo releases Mario Kart 8 DX which will probably be their most popular online game, people end up loving it because it's fun and free... ...then bam! A few months later Nintendo announces that you'll now need to pay £30 a year to play this title and many other games - hopefully - online for the forseeable future regardless of what extra deal-sweetners are part of that. Of course I'd prefer it if all online services for consoles were free - even though I know that isn't the main issue here - but sadly a precedent has been set. It would have been better if Nintendo could have let us know up-front on day one what it was all going to eventually cost but I get the feeling that they don't even know yet. I'm certainly not going to defend it but if we do end up with an excellent online service which will hopefully end up costing significantly less than that of the comeptition while being almost on-par then surely it's worth it on some level? (I get the feeling a thread-rip from this point may well be required)

All the time, it's either a setting or it's related to how often people just leave their Switch consoles on but go away for more than a few minutes which I believe puts it into sleep mode, so the internet conntection is then not in use which means people show up as offline... I think. :p That's the only explanation I can come up with, some have chosen to show as offline and not show what titles they are playing - you can still change that setting just as you could with Wii U & 3DS - sometimes I've showed up as offline when coming back to the console, then online again when I've checked later. I don't think it's a big thing, hopefully something while will be patched to more accurately reflect online status plus obviously I hope we get a proper Activity Log - which doesn't require a parental control app which you need a different device for - and the ability to organise icons - not necessarilly folders - along with being able to backup data, transfer to another Switch, all that kind of stuff. I'm sure it will all happen in time, until then I'm just going to be very careful with my Switch console.

In other recent videos it was stated that the online wasn't available, so who knows at this point? Either way, the online won't be 100% defined until later this year when the service rolls out properly so I'm not expecting anything other than what Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U offered online with the lobby system except maybe a bit quicker. It's a really odd situation though, that's for certain.

n-europe Presents VC Weekly #400 Demon's Crest About half a page of thanks in this milestone edition... ...there's an updated review in there somewhere though! I really don't know where that past decade went. (Let me know if you find it.) Anyway, thanks to anyone who's ever read VC Weekly. Check inside for the verdict. Enjoy! : peace:

A console I've never owned, always liked the design, have been curious about but never enough to purchase. Having said that, I do own a Phillips CDi though and I know which one I'd prefer to own. :p (Hint it's not the CDi) I might even sell it now that I don't own the rarest game for it any more... yep, Zelda's Adventure... too expensive for a game which isn't very good to keep in my collection, sold it nearly two years ago, ploughed the money back into my collection and never looked back. Seriously though, that 3DO looks really cool. What other games are you planning on getting for it? Wing Commander III is a solid first choice though, did you get it because of Mark Hamil's role in it out of interest?

Well the Switch is all about playing in a way which you find comfortable, the buttons are useable but personally I just can't accept them as a D-Pad replacement. If you find that the buttons work well enough for you then obviously that's fantastic and I'll be genuinely happy for you plus anyone else who finds them comfortable to use. The analogue stick is another point of contention for me when it comes to classic games, for some cases it will work but it very much depends on a game by game basis I've found. I'm merely asking for an enhanced set of Joy-Cons including a D-Pad, slightly improved ergonomics and possibly altered shoulder buttons to be released depending on which Virtual Console formats end up being supported while still having the other existing controllers usable so as not to split the user-base but just to offer options. : peace: Should this SNES mini come to light, it would be interesting to see if Nintendo ends up releasing some kind of USB adapter so that you could connect the controller from it or any other pad with a similar connection to the dock so that you could have extra options for when playing in docked mode, probably not needed really but the future is certainly interesting for Nintendo in addition to gaming in general.